Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333588 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 44/2025
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
The cybersecurity of governments, companies, and individuals in Europe is heavily dependent on the United States. Specifically, US companies dominate the global markets for cybersecurity applications and information on cyber threats. The US military also plays a role in data-gathering. In addition, Washington provides financial support for vulnerability databases and the open source ecosystem. Taken together, these seemingly isolated technical issues mean that Europe's ability to act in the field of cybersecurity is limited. This would even remain the case if Europe built its own "EuroStack." These dependencies can become a problem for Europe in various situations - if the US government ends its financial support for cybersecurity, if it changes its political priorities, or if it openly weaponizes these dependencies in a conflict with Europe. German and European decision-makers should act now to reduce these dependencies and protect Europe's cybersecurity in the long term.
Subjects: 
Europe
EU
cybersecurity
US
"EuroStack"
data-gathering
dependencies
US-based companies
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
"hunt forward"
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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